About 89,000 learners have been affected after 125 schools in the Eden District Municipality and Central Karoo District Municipality were closed due to heavy rainfall and severe weather conditions. The closures will remain in place on Thursday as authorities continue to monitor the situation amid ongoing disruptive weather affecting parts
The Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) is organizing a Nakba Day rally at the Castle of Good Hope on 16 May, from 12 pm to 4 pm. According to Usuf Chikte of the PSC, the event encourages public participation in activities opposing ongoing Israeli aggression in Gaza, the West Bank, and
Child protection advocates are calling for urgent amendments to South Africa’s Children’s Act following two baby abandonment cases reported just 48 hours apart on the Cape Flats. The incidents have renewed concern about baby dumping and the lack of safe, legal alternatives for mothers and girls in crisis, exposing ongoing
The South African Weather Service says it is closely monitoring an intense cut-off low-pressure system currently affecting large parts of the country, bringing widespread rain and dangerous conditions. Weather forecaster Tokelo Chiloane confirmed that an orange level 8 warning for disruptive rainfall has been issued for the Koukamma Local Municipality
The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (NEHAWU) says it strongly opposes what it describes as attempts by “big capital and right-wing elements” to delay the implementation of the National Health Insurance (NHI) Act. The Constitutional Court is currently hearing a challenge brought by the Board of Healthcare Funders
On Tuesday morning, Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services visited the Drakenstein Correctional Centre in Paarl to assess the security protocols implemented at the facility. The committee expressed concerns about various safety issues in prisons, including escape incidents and the unnatural deaths of inmates. Correctional facilities are also facing challenges
The Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen, has published a new Routine Vaccination Scheme for Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) in the Government Gazette of 4 May 2026, introducing a national framework aimed at improving disease control through voluntary livestock vaccination. The scheme, issued under Section 10 of the Animal Diseases Act, sets
Schools in selected parts of the Eden and Central Karoo Education District will be closed on Wednesday, 6 May 2026, and Thursday, 7 May 2026, due to severe weather conditions forecast for the region. The Western Cape Education Department says the decision was taken in the interest of learner and
“The Minister expressed support for the Palestinian people, the South African International Court of Justice (ICJ) case against Israel under the Genocide Convention, and welcomed ongoing engagement. However, he was unable to commit to using the administrative authority residing in his office to do due diligence and stop South African
VOC became the first Muslim radio station in South Africa when a special events license was granted to the station in Ramadan/January 1995. Subsequent temporary broadcast licenses were granted, permitting the station to broadcast for 24 hours.
